Ah yes, it's that time of year again. Conference tournament week, where teams who are fighting for their NCAA tournament lives need a little luck and a lot of help. Here is what you need to know heading into Friday's conference tournament matchups.

Editor's note: All seeds and placements are via ESPN's Bracketology, and are current as of Thursday evening.

SMU

Record: 15-16

Current projected seed: OUT

NET Rating: 103

Game of interest

-- SMU vs Cincinnati (6 p.m.)

While SMU's tournament chances are slim, they aren't none. The Mustangs have won their first two games in the American conference tournament, setting up a rematch with Cincinnati in the quarterfinals Friday evening. SMU's only path to the tournament is to win the AAC conference tournament and their push isn't over yet.

TCU (last 4 byes)

Current projected seed: 11

Record: 20-13

NET Rating: 48

Games of interest

-- Florida (last 4 in) vs LSU (12 p.m.)

-- Kansas State vs Iowa State (6 p.m.)

-- Alabama (next 4 out) vs Kentucky

TCU did what they needed to do in the first round of the Big 12 tournament, beating Oklahoma State, albeit after surrendering a large second-half lead. For TCU to solidify its resume, the team could use wins from Florida, Kentucky and Kansas State tomorrow to make a stronger case to the committee.

Texas (last 4 in)

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Current projected seed: 12

Record: 16-16

NET Rating: 38

Games of interest

-- Florida (last 4 in) vs LSU (12 p.m.)

-- Minnesota vs Purdue (6 p.m.)

While no 16-loss or .500 team has ever made the NCAA tournament, it's not impossible that Texas could find themselves in the dance, if a few things break right for them the next three days. Texas' tournament chances went down to a measly 8 percent after the school's lose to Kansas, according to ESPN's BPI. Texas could use a Purdue win over Minnesota, as Texas beat Purdue earlier in the year. A Florida loss would also help Texas' case to get in the tournament, but it's likely too little, too late for the Longhorns.

Baylor

Current projected Seed: 8

Record: 19-13

NET Rating: 37

Games of interest

-- Kansas State vs Iowa State (6 p.m.)

Baylor has itself solidly in the NCAA tournament despite losing to Iowa State in the Big 12 quarterfinals on Thursday to bring its current losing streak to four. The Bears could use an Iowa State win over Kansas State to enhance their resume.

Texas Tech

Record: 26-6

NET Rating: 9

Games of interest

-- West Virginia vs Kansas (8pm)

After a shocking defeat at the hands of West Virginia, the Big 12's worst team in terms of records, Texas Tech can only sit and watch the final two days of the Big 12 tournament. If Kansas runs the table and wins the Big 12 tournament, Tech could move down a seed or two, so the best possible outcome would be WVU continuing their surprising run into the championship game on Saturday.